Sinner opens up after defeat: "I have to make some changes because I have been very predictable in my game"

Jannik Sinner couldn't do more against an impressive Carlos Alcaraz at the US Open 2025. The Italian started the match fresh and at a good level, but he found himself up against a player with a very clear tactic who executed it to perfection. The Spaniard won 6-2 3-6 6-1 6-4 and left Sinner with no chance to fight in a fifth set where everything would have been decided by the slightest.

The US Open 2025 for Jannik Sinner is very positive. He falls in the final, but until that moment only dropped two sets in the entire tournament against players who, at their peak, can be dangerous, like Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov. Apart from that, he steamrolled Vit Kopriva, Alexei Popyrin, Alexander Bublik, and Lorenzo Musetti. He gave his all against Alcaraz in the final, but it was not to be. He went to the press conference to explain his feelings after the defeat.

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- Changes he has seen in Alcaraz

"He has improved since the last time, today he played cleaner. The things I did well in London, he did well today. I felt he did things better than me today, especially with his serve. He faced the situation exceptionally, I am proud of myself, but he was better. I need to make some changes because I have been very predictable in my game, maybe I'll lose some matches, but I'll make changes in my game to be more unpredictable and better."

"Every match against Alcaraz is different, but he never has moments of weakness. I think the rivalry between us is very good, we already have a history with many encounters on different surfaces and good battles. I think all of this makes it very interesting."

- A spectacular season

"The season has been very good because I reached the four Grand Slam finals and won two. I have had incredible results, and I am very happy about it. Now I will try to finish the year in the best way with good results. Today, I did not have my best day on serve, I think I had many problems, but I also had them throughout the tournament. I'm not saying that suddenly I'll become left-handed (laughs), but we'll see the changes over time, I don't yet know if they will be major or minor. I am a very solid player, I like the baseline and the power in my strokes, I'm a good player, I believe I just need to add something that makes the difference to be better, like in the squeak. I'm eager to play these types of matches again. Now I'm no longer number one, so I'll try to make these changes work, we'll see."

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